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Garry Winogrand (19281984) was a native New Yorker whose photography epitomizes the indigenous pulse and social complexity of the urban scene after World War II. This collection of 175 photographs shot by Winogrand in a single year records an America in transition. Each picture is a strange, unforgettable surprise, documenting the artists comedic, almost palpable empathy for his subjects, and crystallizing his influence as a photographic interpreter of the 1960s. Most of the images in this collection are previously unpublished.
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Published January 1, 2002
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Garry Winogrand
32 books12 followersGarry Winogrand (1928-1984) was a street photographer known for his portrayal of America in the mid-20th century. John Szarkowski called him "the central photographer of his generation".
Winogrand was influenced by Walker Evans and Robert Frank and their respective publications American Photographs and The Americans. Henri Cartier-Bresson was another influence although stylistically different. Winogrand was known for his portrayal of American life in the early 1960s. Many of his photographs depict the social issues of his time and in the role of media in shaping attitudes. He roamed the streets of New York with his 35mm Leica camera rapidly taking photographs using a prefocused wide angle lens. His pictures frequently appeared as if they were driven by the energy of the events he was witnessing.
Winogrand's photographs of the Bronx Zoo and the Coney Island Aquarium made up his first book The Animals (1969), a collection of pictures that observes the connections between humans and animals. His book Public Relations (1977) shows press conferences with deer-in-the-headlight writers and politicians, protesters beaten by cops, and museum parties frequented by the self-satisfied cultural glitterati. These photographs capture the evolution of a uniquely 20th and 21st century phenomenon, the event created to be documented. In Stock Photographs (1980), Winogrand published his views of the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show and Rodeo.
At the time of his death there was discovered about 2,500 rolls of undeveloped film, 6,500 rolls of developed but not proofed exposures, and contact sheets made from about 3,000 rolls. The Garry Winogrand Archive at the Center for Creative Photography (CCP) comprises over 20,000 fine and work prints, 20,000 contact sheets, 100,000 negatives and 30,500 35mm colour slides as well as a small group of Polaroid prints and several amateur motion picture films.
Winogrand was influenced by Walker Evans and Robert Frank and their respective publications American Photographs and The Americans. Henri Cartier-Bresson was another influence although stylistically different. Winogrand was known for his portrayal of American life in the early 1960s. Many of his photographs depict the social issues of his time and in the role of media in shaping attitudes. He roamed the streets of New York with his 35mm Leica camera rapidly taking photographs using a prefocused wide angle lens. His pictures frequently appeared as if they were driven by the energy of the events he was witnessing.
Winogrand's photographs of the Bronx Zoo and the Coney Island Aquarium made up his first book The Animals (1969), a collection of pictures that observes the connections between humans and animals. His book Public Relations (1977) shows press conferences with deer-in-the-headlight writers and politicians, protesters beaten by cops, and museum parties frequented by the self-satisfied cultural glitterati. These photographs capture the evolution of a uniquely 20th and 21st century phenomenon, the event created to be documented. In Stock Photographs (1980), Winogrand published his views of the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show and Rodeo.
At the time of his death there was discovered about 2,500 rolls of undeveloped film, 6,500 rolls of developed but not proofed exposures, and contact sheets made from about 3,000 rolls. The Garry Winogrand Archive at the Center for Creative Photography (CCP) comprises over 20,000 fine and work prints, 20,000 contact sheets, 100,000 negatives and 30,500 35mm colour slides as well as a small group of Polaroid prints and several amateur motion picture films.
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July 14, 2022Better than "Figments from the Real World" with a few gems, but overall: not my photographer. I would not drive an extra 10 miles to see his work in a gallery or museum.
P.S. The booth on the cover can still be photographed, as a matter of fact I took some pictures of one myself. There are several of those boots over there. A beautiful place!
P.S. The booth on the cover can still be photographed, as a matter of fact I took some pictures of one myself. There are several of those boots over there. A beautiful place!
December 28, 2018
In a sense this is Winogrand's most maddening book, because we can see what he was capable of when he decided to take composition/form (and photography itself?) seriously. The gnomic second-rate Zen master that is post-1960s Winogrand -- taking 300,000 photos without looking through the viewfinder, apparently going insane, etc. -- unfortunately ruined an absurdly promising young photographer's career.
June 1, 2023
As in Figments of the Real World, I find Winogrand’s output a bit uneven. I think there are some very high highs in both books, but also some stuff that I think is a bit average by comparison. Specifically, I thought a lot of the photos taken at the Salt Lake Airport were not that interesting. However, the short essay at the end of the book did elucidate that these fit into a theme of American technological progress and middle class affluence. I enjoyed seeing the Kodachrome plates here.
September 18, 2020
It's amazing how many keepers Winogrand managed to score on a single trip through the USA. A lifetime of worthy shots just in a couple of months.
A very interesting look into a slice of his life both in colour and in black and white.
Another out of print book that is difficult to find.
A very interesting look into a slice of his life both in colour and in black and white.
Another out of print book that is difficult to find.
January 22, 2020
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